Bada Bing Bettys Tuscan Portobello Melt Grilled Cheese Recipes

BADA BING BETTY'S TUSCAN PORTOBELLO MELT (GRILLED CHEESE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium skillet, combine 2 tablespoons olive oil and red onion. Cook over medium heat until onions are beginning to soften. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a roasting dish.
• In the same skillet, combine tomatoes and balsamic vinegar. Cook over medium heat until the tomatoes are beginning to soften. Transfer to roasting dish with onions.
• In a medium bowl, gently toss Portobello mushrooms with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Transfer to roasting dish with other ingredients. Add white wine.
• Place roasting dish in oven and bake for 20-30 minutes. Remove from oven and let mixture cool to room temperature.
• In a small saucepan, combine butter and thyme springs. Cook over low heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat and discard thyme.
• Brush one side of each slice of bread with butter. Place slices buttered side down on a clean surface. Top half of the slices with 1/4 cup provolone cheese and 1/4 cup Monterey jack cheese. Top cheese with mushroom mixture, dividing evenly between the slices. Top with remaining bread slices.
• Heat a griddle (or frying pan) to medium high heat. Place sandwiches on griddle to brown. Flip after 2 minutes to brown other side and cook until golden brown and cheese is melted.
• To serve: Cut in half and serve with a cup of soup.

BADA-BING BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a small cooking pot. Heat on low / low-medium and stir until brown sugar and butter melt together and all ingredients are blended smooth. Continue to keep warm.
• Take 12 fresh chicken wing pieces (or frozen) and drop into fryer that has been preheated to 350 degrees. Cook for 9-12 minutes until crispy and golden brown. (NOTE: may cook faster with fresh chicken).
• Take large Tupperware container with lid and place chicken wings into container. Pour some sauce into bowl, cover and shake. Repeat until sauce is gone. Serve with celery and either blue-cheese or ranch. Guaranteed to make your friends sweat as well as beg for more. Great if served with beer. (I like Heineken) Supply the ladies with extra beer. Trust me, its way more effective -- .

EXTRA CHEESY GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• Stir together butter and parmesan cheese in a small bowl.
• Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons butter mixture on 1 side of each bread slice.
• Place 4 bread slices, buttered sides down, on wax paper. Top with provolone and mozzarella cheeses; top with remaining bread slices, buttered sides up.
• Cook sandwiches, in batches, on a hot griddle or in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, gently pressing with a spatula, 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cheese is melted.

TUSCAN PORTABELLA MELT

Steps:

• TO MAKE (MAKE 1st) THE ONION & TOMATO MIX:.
• On a cutting board, cut the onion crosswise in half.
• Cut the grape tomatoes in half lengthwise.
• Heat oil in a sauté pan; add the onions and sauté for 2 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and cook for an additional 2 minutes or until the tomatoes are tender.
• Transfer to a bowl, and thouroughly cool, prior to refrigerating. (If making it earlier in the day).
• TO MAKE (MAKE 2nd)GRILLED PORTOBELLOS:.
• Season grill side or marinated mushrooms with salt & pepper blend.
• Place mushrooms(cap up/veil down)on a clean, hot section of broiler and cook for 1.5 minutes.
• Flip, season and cook for an additional 1.5 minutes.(Just make sure they are cooked but not rubbery).
• Transfer to a paper-toweled plate in a single layer.
• Thoroughly cool before refrigerating (If making earlier in the day).
• TO MAKE THE TUSCAN PORTOBELLO MELT:.
• Place tomato onion mix and sliced mushrooms next to each other on microwaveable plate and heat for 20-30 seconds. (If they have been cooled in the refrigerator - as if made earlier in the day).
• Build sandwich on first slice of bread in this order: provolone cheese, warmed tomato & onion mix and Portobello mushrooms, top with shingled Monterey Jack Cheese and second slice of bread.
• Heat sauté pan over medium heat.
• Evenly brush the top of sandwich with garlic oil.
• Flip and place sandwich into sauté pan oil side down.
• Brush second slice of bread with garlic oil.
• Cover pan and cook sandwich until golden brown, do not burn.
• Flip sandwich and press down lightly with metal spatula.
• Cover and continue to cook until golden brown.
• Slice sandwich diagonally in half.
• Serve with fire roasted pepper soup and sprinkle (all) with chopped parsley.
• Enjoy!

PORTOBELLO MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Place mushrooms in a shallow bowl. Mix oil, vinegar, salt and dried basil; brush onto both sides of mushrooms. Let stand 5 minutes. Reserve remaining marinade., Place mushrooms on a greased rack of a broiler pan, stem side down. Broil mushrooms 4 in. from heat until tender, 3-4 minutes per side. Top stem sides with tomato and cheese. Broil until cheese is melted, about 1 minute., Place bread on a baking sheet; brush with reserved marinade. Broil 4 in. from heat until lightly toasted, 45-60 seconds. Top with mushrooms. Sprinkle with chopped basil.

BADA BING BADA BANGED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place the potatoes in a large saucepan of water. Cover; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; gently cook potatoes until tender but still firm, about 20 minutes. Drain.
• Place potatoes on a greased, rimmed baking sheet. Smash the warm potatoes with the heel of your hand or a small pan to flatten slightly and break the skin.
• Mix together the olive oil, butter, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; add the potatoes and toss well. Return coated potatoes to baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch space between each potato.
• Roast potatoes in the preheated oven until lightly browned and slightly crispy; about 30 minutes. Place hot potatoes on a large platter; sprinkle with parsley and the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.

PORTOBELLO PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• Caramelize onions. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet set over high heat. When it foams, add the onions and sprinkle with salt. Do not stir immediately. Wait 1 minute, then begin to stir frequently over high heat for 5 minutes or so, or until the onions have released some liquid and started to become translucent.
• Reduce the heat to medium, and cook, stirring often, for what will seem like a very long time, until the onions are fully melted and dark golden brown, approximately 30 to 40 minutes. Remove onions, and set them and the skillet aside. (You can caramelize the onions a day ahead of time and reheat slowly when you're ready to cook.)
• Take a small baking dish, and put into it olive oil, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and minced clove of garlic. Add portobello caps, then cover with foil, and roast in a 400-degree oven for 30 to 45 minutes, turning once.
• Set the skillet to medium heat, and put four pieces of rye bread into the butter that remains from cooking the onions. Top each piece with a slice of cheese, then two portobello caps, then some of the caramelized onions, and finally another slice of cheese and another slice of rye. Use the spatula to press down on the packages, and after about a minute or so, carefully turn over each patty to begin to brown the other side. (You may need to add the additional butter.) Cook until the cheese is fully melted and the bread is golden brown and crisp on both sides. Slice in half before serving.

ITALIAN FOUR-CHEESE GRILLED CHEESE

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium low heat, combine oil, butter and garlic.
• Cook garlic in butter and oil gently for 2 or 3 minutes.
• Remove garlic butter mixture from heat.
• Place a large nonstick skillet on the stove over medium high heat. Using a pastry brush, brush 1 side of 4 slices of bread with garlic oil and place buttered side down in skillet.
• Top each slice with equal amounts of the 4 cheeses, distributing them equally over the 4 slices.
• Top each sandwich with another slice of bread brushed with garlic butter, buttered side up.
• Flip the grill cheese sandwiches a few times until cheeses are melted and gooey and bread is toasty and golden. Cut grilled 4 cheese sandwiches from corner to corner and serve.